About The Word Caput
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Caput
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What's The Definition Of Caput?
[n] the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains; "he stuck his head out the window"
[n] a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula" Synonyms | Synonyms for Caput: head Related Terms | Find terms related to Caput: See Also | animal | animate being | arteria basilaris | basilar artery | beast | body | brain | brute | bulge | bump | creature | ear | encephalon | excrescence | external body part | extrusion | face | fauna | gibbosity | gibbousness | human face | human head | hump | jut | muzzle | organic structure | physical structure | prominence | protrusion | protuberance | skull | temple Caput In Webster's Dictionary \Ca"put\ (k[=a]"p[u^]t), n.; pl. {Capita}
(k[a^]p"[i^]*t[.a]). [L., the head.]
1. (Anat.) The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or
capitulum.
2. The top or superior part of a thing.
3. (Eng.) The council or ruling body of the University of
Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856.
Your caputs and heads of colleges. --Lamb.
{Caput mortuum}. [L., dead head.] (Old Chem.) The residuum
after distillation or sublimation; hence, worthless
residue.
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